Filed under: Advice, Happiness, How to Be Happy
Are you putting your needs last and sabotaging your happiness? You’re definitely not alone. Kristen Houghton, author of And Then I’ll Be Happy: Stop Sabotaging Your Happiness and Put Your Own Life First, explains how she finally figured out how to put herself at the top of her list.
Q: What is the Goldilocks Syndrome?
A: The Goldilocks Syndrome is a phrase I coined in my workshops. Like Goldilocks, who wasn’t satisfied until she found the right porridge to eat, the right chair to sit on, and the right bed to sleep on, some women postpone their happiness until everything in their lives is “just right;” family, work, their weight, etc. Being happy shouldn’t wait until everything in life is perfect. Not everything will ever be “just right” at the same time.
Q: How do women commonly sabotage their own happiness?
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